Rhetorical Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 01 Jan 1991

Showing 38 Matching Answers

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FORENSIC
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Relating to a court of lawCrossword Clue
"___ Files": long-running true-crime seriesCrossword Clue
Retiring QC: Is Nero finally admitting this evidence in court?Crossword Clue
Sick conifers get such investigationCrossword Clue
Legal meetings cut short and since disbandedCrossword Clue
Like much court evidenceCrossword Clue
Relating to courts female emperor overturned thusCrossword Clue
Scientific method to solve crime, used in forcesCrossword Clue
Legal fellow's 33% orange since being shaken upCrossword Clue

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DECLAMATORY
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Rogue calmed a politician being bombasticCrossword Clue
Noisy and rhetoricalCrossword Clue

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ABCS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rudimentary elementsCrossword Clue
BasicsCrossword Clue
FundamentalsCrossword Clue
Kindergarten subjectCrossword Clue
BasicsCrossword Clue
Building blocksCrossword Clue
BasicsCrossword Clue
Pre-K song subjectCrossword Clue
BasicsCrossword Clue
BasicsCrossword Clue

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ANAPHORA
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
In speech girl favouring a rhetorical deviceCrossword Clue
Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoricCrossword Clue
One down - hard, or a deliberate repetition of a word?Crossword Clue
A short sleep at hotel, or before a part of the EucharistCrossword Clue
Poet's repetition for effectCrossword Clue
A rewrite of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" using ___: "A lamb quite little, Mary had / A lamb, fleece white as snow"Crossword Clue
Rhetorical device like "this earth, this realm, this England"Crossword Clue
Figure of speech or grammar, forty winks an hour?Crossword Clue
Rhetorical device like "this earth, this realm, this England"Crossword Clue
Repetition of a word at the start of successive sentencesCrossword Clue

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APOSTROPHE
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Character seen towards end of The French Lieutenant’s Woman?Crossword Clue
Mark similar to 18, but higherCrossword Clue
It's often inserted in error, perhaps too inanelyCrossword Clue
Primarily adaptable punctuation: one stroke to represent omission / possessionCrossword Clue
Character from Côte-dOr?Crossword Clue
Character in A Winters Tale perhaps too farcicalCrossword Clue
Character in The Winter's Tale perhaps too farcicalCrossword Clue
Perhaps too bad a markCrossword Clue
Perhaps too bad a markCrossword Clue
Punctuation mark missing from ones grammarCrossword Clue

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CIRCUMLOCUTIONS
15 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Ways of talking round Milton? C-c-curious workCrossword Clue

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ECBOLE
6 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Digression, in rhetoricCrossword Clue
Introducing another's words in discourse: RhetCrossword Clue

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ECBOLES
7 Letters

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LITOTES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Might such rhetoric be no great shakes?Crossword Clue
Figure of speech unusual in TS EliotCrossword Clue
Bit of rhetoric from student, one wholly using modern language?Crossword Clue
Figure of speech child found in stories — that's an understatementCrossword Clue
Small amount of drink mopped up by a tissue, falsely? That's an understatementCrossword Clue
It downplays setter getting eaten by 50 bearsCrossword Clue
It downplays setter getting eaten by 50 bearsCrossword Clue
Tall stories after consuming drink? Thats an understatementCrossword Clue
Toilets are shabby? Its an understatementCrossword Clue
Untidy toilets? Thats some understatement!Crossword Clue

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NEEDIASK
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
"Is the answer not already obvious?"Crossword Clue

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ORATION
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Special delivery?Crossword Clue
Podium deliveryCrossword Clue
SpeechCrossword Clue
SpeechCrossword Clue
Stellar group welcomes Alternative Technology lectureCrossword Clue
Sojourner Truth forteCrossword Clue
Formal discourseCrossword Clue
Formal addressCrossword Clue
Start to order food to addressCrossword Clue
Old renegade working to support independent speechCrossword Clue

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ORATORY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Eloquent preacher's year in churchCrossword Clue
Art of public speakingCrossword Clue
RhetoricCrossword Clue
Churchills strength? Love rat Conservative scratching his headCrossword Clue
Grand speechmakingCrossword Clue
One making elegant speech, last in lady chapelCrossword Clue
Rhetoric from a right-winger on men”Crossword Clue
Chapel area in gold colour with blue?Crossword Clue
Research establishment missing party in chapelCrossword Clue
Journal regularly ignored Conservative speechCrossword Clue

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PLOCE
5 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Repetition for rhetorical effectCrossword Clue
Repetition for rhetorical effectCrossword Clue
Emphatic repetitionCrossword Clue
Emphatic repetition of a wordCrossword Clue
Emphatic repetition of a wordCrossword Clue

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SIMILE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Look pleased, comprehending one figure of speechCrossword Clue
Sly as a fox, for exampleCrossword Clue
Literary deviceCrossword Clue
Literary comparisonCrossword Clue
Figure of speech with "like" or "as"Crossword Clue
Comparison I show amusement aboutCrossword Clue
Colorful analogy, perhapsCrossword Clue
"Free as a bird," for exampleCrossword Clue
"Cool as a cucumber," for exampleCrossword Clue
One putting on happy expression in comparisonCrossword Clue

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SIMILES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Literary comparisonsCrossword Clue
They use "like" in a non-Valley Girl wayCrossword Clue
Phrases with "as a" in the middleCrossword Clue
Poetic devicesCrossword Clue
"Smart as a whip" and "sharp as a tack"Crossword Clue
Literary comparisonsCrossword Clue
Seems happy about one poets devicesCrossword Clue
"She's Like the Wind" and othersCrossword Clue
Looks happy picking up current figures of speechCrossword Clue
Comparative phrasesCrossword Clue

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TROPE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Frequently recurring themeCrossword Clue
Movie clichéCrossword Clue
Clichéd plot deviceCrossword Clue
Figure of speechCrossword Clue
Mirror scare in a horror movie, e.gCrossword Clue
Love triangle, e.gCrossword Clue
Familiar plot deviceCrossword Clue
Movie or TV clicheCrossword Clue
Figure of speechCrossword Clue
Recurrent motifCrossword Clue

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TROPES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Figures of speechCrossword Clue
Figurative expressions translated by 11, 21, and 27, say, apart from first pageCrossword Clue
Elevated recreation involving English figures of speechCrossword Clue
Figures of speechCrossword Clue
Metaphors, e.gCrossword Clue
Training montages, underdog victories, etc., in sports moviesCrossword Clue
Metaphors, e.gCrossword Clue
Figures of speechCrossword Clue
Turns of phrase Hitch used after tense opening to shootCrossword Clue
Similes and metaphors and suchCrossword Clue

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WHONEEDSIT
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Dismissive bit of rhetoricCrossword Clue

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WHYNOT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
No reason to refuse theatre award Henry Winkler initially rejectedCrossword Clue
Leaders in White House the reverse of smart in Washington — what's the downside?Crossword Clue
"Okay, sure!"Crossword Clue
Words after "Sure!"Crossword Clue
Query from the disappointedCrossword Clue
"Oh, what the heck?"Crossword Clue
"Oh, what the heck?"Crossword Clue
"I'm game!"Crossword Clue
"Sure!"Crossword Clue
Turn up for Blair - how gutted, of course!Crossword Clue

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STRAWMAN
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hypothetical argument about skills with workerCrossword Clue
Deliberately weak argument metaphorCrossword Clue
Following saint is inexperienced fellow - he lacks substanceCrossword Clue
Spineless person, like a scarecrow?Crossword Clue
Effigy burned in the north to refute a misrepresented argumentCrossword Clue
Specious figure in an argumentCrossword Clue
Flipping Vietnam War T-shirt claims no heroCrossword Clue
Ineffective figureheadCrossword Clue
Inexperienced male put into position, inadequate person lacking substanceCrossword Clue
Conveniently weak argument, metaphoricallyCrossword Clue

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DOI
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Emphatic agreementCrossword Clue
"___ even wanna know . . .?"Crossword Clue
Enthusiastic assentCrossword Clue
"___ make myself clear?"Crossword Clue
"To what ___ owe the pleasure?"Crossword Clue
"___ have to?"Crossword Clue
"___ want to know?"Crossword Clue
"___ look like I'm joking?"Crossword Clue
Possible response to “You have something on your face”Crossword Clue
Self-examining questionCrossword Clue

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PEN
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Writing toolCrossword Clue
Item on a chain at a bank branchCrossword Clue
Swan featherCrossword Clue
WriteCrossword Clue
It might need to be recappedCrossword Clue
CorralCrossword Clue
Signature needCrossword Clue
Writer's implementCrossword Clue
WriteCrossword Clue
Stock holderCrossword Clue

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WHONEEDSTHEM
12 Letters

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WHOWOULDHAVETHOUGHTIT
21 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Amazed one's questionCrossword Clue

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WHOAMIKIDDING
13 Letters

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OXYMORON
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Element in "Night of the Living Dead"Crossword Clue
ContradictionCrossword Clue
"Old news" or "original copy"Crossword Clue
Stupid contradiction of love kiss planted on celebritys rear end and titCrossword Clue
Love and sex play, finally, with an idiot? Idiot savant, perhapsCrossword Clue
Deafening silence, perhaps, after Oscar axes dunceCrossword Clue
Unbiased opinion, e.gCrossword Clue
Oscar coordinates fools original copy?Crossword Clue
A juxtaposition of contradictory terms; "military intelligence" for exampleCrossword Clue
'Deafening silence', for example — or on my oxCrossword Clue

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ETTU
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"I thought you were my friend!?"Crossword Clue
Words to a betrayerCrossword Clue
Words from the betrayedCrossword Clue
Classic words of disbeliefCrossword Clue
"___, Brute?"Crossword Clue
"I thought I could trust you!"Crossword Clue
Dramatic cry of betrayalCrossword Clue
Caesar's rebukeCrossword Clue
"You!?," whimsicallyCrossword Clue
"___, Brute?"Crossword Clue

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HOTENOUGHFORYOU
15 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Summertime response to a wave?Crossword Clue
August commentCrossword Clue
Question heard during this time of yearCrossword Clue
August commentCrossword Clue
Sweater's queryCrossword Clue
What Satan askedCrossword Clue
Sticky questionCrossword Clue

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METAPHOR
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Figure of speech – other mapCrossword Clue
Figure of speechCrossword Clue
Spoon theory, for exampleCrossword Clue
Figure of speechCrossword Clue
Came across a figure of speech - this one?Crossword Clue
Figure of speech thats upset mother, about father retiringCrossword Clue
Satisfied a number picked up analogyCrossword Clue
Franklin’s “A good conscience is a continual Christmas,” e.gCrossword Clue
Nerves of steel, e.gCrossword Clue
Bumped into Harpo transformed as a figure of speechCrossword Clue

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IFORONE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"If you ask me ... "Crossword Clue
Start of a haughty declarationCrossword Clue
"Personally..."Crossword Clue
"From my perspective ... "Crossword Clue
Brendan at least provided more money, apart from tipsCrossword Clue
Wordy phrase to introduce your opinionCrossword Clue
"Personally,..."Crossword Clue
"Personally ..."Crossword Clue
"Personally ..."Crossword Clue
"Speaking personally ..."Crossword Clue

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ISNOTHINGSACRED
15 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
"Show some respect!"Crossword Clue
Christian song corrupted by editor might elicit such a questionCrossword Clue
Complaint about irreverent behaviorCrossword Clue
Christening's a do to be made fun of , so ___?Crossword Clue
Shocked query about new cars is unhingedCrossword Clue

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CHIASMUS
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Figure of speech in which words are reversed for effect, like "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you"Crossword Clue
Mate with no new problems rebutted contrasting rhetoricCrossword Clue

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EROTEME
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Rhetorical trope this writers used to follow end of phrase: repetitionCrossword Clue
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Question markCrossword Clue
Mark of interrogation: RareCrossword Clue
Interrogation mark proposed by Goold BrownCrossword Clue

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KNOWWHAT
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Mencken quip, part 3Crossword Clue
Part 3 of quoteCrossword Clue

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HOWAREYOUREAL
13 Letters

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ZEUGMA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Literary device linking two unrelated termsCrossword Clue
Even parts of quiz game developed this figureCrossword Clue
Heras husband cut short good mother in a forum and a frenzy, perhapsCrossword Clue
Greek god acquiring good mother for son? An interesting choice of wordsCrossword Clue
Figure of speech exemplified by "You held your breath and the door for me"Crossword Clue
Amazing use, perhaps odd, as in irrelevant figure of speechCrossword Clue
Poetic term for what the Rolling Stones lyric "she blew my nose and then she blew my mind" containsCrossword Clue
Regular contributors to quiz game developed figure of speechCrossword Clue
Clever word play wherein Azed endlessly plays with mugCrossword Clue
Tips off zealous English users, getting much angst from this figure of speechCrossword Clue

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CHIASM
6 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Cross-shaped connection ones seen in openingCrossword Clue

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WHATABOUTISM
12 Letters

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Showing 38 Matching Answers

FORENSIC

9 RELATED CLUES

DECLAMATORY

2 RELATED CLUES

ABCS

10 RELATED CLUES

ANAPHORA

10 RELATED CLUES

APOSTROPHE

10 RELATED CLUES

CIRCUMLOCUTIONS

1 RELATED CLUES

ECBOLE

2 RELATED CLUES

ECBOLES

LITOTES

10 RELATED CLUES

NEEDIASK

1 RELATED CLUES

ORATION

10 RELATED CLUES

ORATORY

10 RELATED CLUES

PLOCE

5 RELATED CLUES

SIMILE

10 RELATED CLUES

SIMILES

10 RELATED CLUES

TROPE

10 RELATED CLUES

TROPES

10 RELATED CLUES

WHONEEDSIT

1 RELATED CLUES

WHYNOT

10 RELATED CLUES

STRAWMAN

10 RELATED CLUES

DOI

10 RELATED CLUES

PEN

10 RELATED CLUES

WHONEEDSTHEM

WHOWOULDHAVETHOUGHTIT

1 RELATED CLUES

WHOAMIKIDDING

OXYMORON

10 RELATED CLUES

ETTU

10 RELATED CLUES

HOTENOUGHFORYOU

7 RELATED CLUES

METAPHOR

10 RELATED CLUES

IFORONE

10 RELATED CLUES

ISNOTHINGSACRED

5 RELATED CLUES

CHIASMUS

2 RELATED CLUES

EROTEME

5 RELATED CLUES

KNOWWHAT

2 RELATED CLUES

HOWAREYOUREAL

ZEUGMA

10 RELATED CLUES

CHIASM

1 RELATED CLUES

WHATABOUTISM

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